Nicholas Purnell
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||
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4 June 1990 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Sydney University Boat Club | |||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2012 London | |||||||||||||||
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Nicholas Purnell (born 4 June 1990) is an Australian rower. He competed in the Men's eight event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Purnell began his rowing career at Shore School in Sydney. He was a member of their Second VIII in 2007 which won that event at the AAGPS Head of the River.[3]
In 2008 Purnell was in the seven seat of the First VIII, winning that event at the AAGPS Head of the River.[4]
Purnell is a member of Sydney University Boat Club. He has won 5 consecutive Kings Cup races for New South Wales from 2010 to 2014.[5]
He made his Australian senior team debut at the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro, New Zealand. Despite still being eligible for the World Under 23 Rowing Championships, Purnell won a Bronze medal as part of the Men's Eight.[6] The following year Purnell again won a Bronze medal, this time in the Men's Coxless Four at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia.[7]
At the London Olympic Games, Purnell was in the stroke seat of the Australian Men's Eight which placed 6th in a thrilling final where all boats were overlapping at the finish line. [8]
After the 2012 Olympics, Purnell turned to sculling, representing Australia in the single scull at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, South Korea, where he placed 14th.[9] In 2014 Purnell had a second international season in the single scull, improving on the previous year, as he placed 13th at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.[10]
2015 saw Purnell return to the Australian Men's Eight which placed 9th at the 2015 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, France.[11]
Purnell has a younger brother, Alex, who is also a rower with Sydney University Boat Club.
References
- ↑ "Nicholas Purnell Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ "Nicholas Purnell". London 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ "AAGPS Head of the River, 31 Mar 07 - Results". www.rowingnsw.asn.au. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
- ↑ "AAGPS Schoolboy Head of the River, 19 Mar 08 - Results". www.rowingnsw.asn.au. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
- ↑ "2010 Interstate Championships - Australian Rowing History". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
- ↑ "Australian Team Results at the 2010 World Rowing Championships, Lake Karapiro, New Zealand".
- ↑ "World Championships - Australian Rowing History". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
- ↑ "2012 London Olympic Games - Australian Rowing History". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
- ↑ "World Championships - Australian Rowing History". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
- ↑ "World Championships - Australian Rowing History". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
- ↑ "World Championships - Australian Rowing History". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 7 January 2016.